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Using a Case from an Existing System
If you disassemble an existing system,
you might want to make yourself a drawing showing how things were connected,
so you’ll be able to reconnect them exactly the same way.
Many builders purchase a new notebook
and they keep a diary of their build, recording the steps they take,
the components used, and the settings. This helps knowing what was done
to the PC and the components and how things were connected. For example,
how is the jumper set on your hard drive?
One side of your case will contain
an inner panel to which you’ll attach the mainboard with standoffs
and a couple of screws (see Figure 12).
The panel is predrilled and the drilling patterns for an ATX and an
AT mainboard differ.
The standoffs and screws will come
with the case. The drilling patterns for an ATX case are designed to
match up with any ATX mainboard. That’s the theory, anyway.
Figure 12: Standoffs inside the case These standoffs hold the bottom of the mainboard above the case. Each standoff (whether plastic or metal) should line up with a hole in the mainboard.
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